W.B. Grimes changes ownership
W.B. Grimes & Company, a leading mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory firm serving the media, entertainment and professional sports industries, has announced that its Global Media, Events & Information Services Group, and its Newspapers Group have been acquired by John J. McGovern, a former senior associate with the firm.
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Greenwood Commonwealth begins publishing five days a week
The Commonwealth (Greenwood, Miss.) will no longer publish a print edition on Mondays due to advertising declines, company officials have announced.
The change to producing a print edition Tuesday through Friday afternoons and Sunday morning went into effect this month.
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How to turn Facebook's recent changes into big ad dollars
On Jan. 11, Facebook made some major changes that could seriously impact newspaper advertisers. So, how do you turn this news into more ad dollars for you?
Veteran media sales expert, Ryan Dohrn, will share the ins and outs of these changes, and explain what you can do to turn these changes into money in your pocket! From an explanation of changes to tips on how to educate your advertisers, this is a must-attend webinar for ad sales executives of all levels.
MORETribune Interactive to house digital assets and pursue growth strategy for company
With an enhanced balance sheet following the sale of the California News Group, tronc, Inc. is embarking on a national digital growth strategy through its newly reorganized Tribune Interactive division, which will operate the digital functions of the company, as well as pursue strategic growth investments and acquisitions, such as its newly announced majority ownership in high growth consumer reviews and e-commerce company, BestReviews.
MORELexington Herald-Leader's 'TMC' win reversed by U.S. Sixth Circuit
The Lexington Herald-Leader's 2017 First Amendment "right to distribute" win before a Kentucky federal trial court was reversed in January by the U. S. Court of Appeals in Cincinnati.
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A tough but necessary decision
Three days after the big announcement, Jack Ryan, editor of the Enterprise-Journal in McComb, Miss., said he was surprised by the quiet reaction to the paper's decision to stop printing a Monday edition.
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We have a new website:
www.newspapers.org
America's Newspapers – the association formed from the merger of the Inland Press Association and Southern Newspaper Publishers Association – was ceremonially launched October 6 at its inaugural annual meeting in Chicago.
Dean Ridings will be its chief executive officer, effective Nov. 11.
America's Newspapers unites two of the oldest press associations to form one of the industry's largest advocates for newspapers and the many benefits to their communities, civil life, freedom of expression and democracy.
"Newspaper journalism provides a voice for the voiceless, challenges elected officials, shines a light on government, calls for change when change is needed, and exposes corruption and injustice," said Chris Reen, the president and publisher of The Gazette in Colorado Springs who will serve as the first president of America's Newspapers.
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New association launches today;
SNPA-Inland merger is complete
A new association formed by the consolidation of SNPA and the Inland Press Association was officially launched today. The name of the new association will be announced on Oct. 6 at the association's first annual meeting in Chicago.
Edward VanHorn, SNPA's executive director, said that the merger unites two of the country's oldest press associations into a progressive new organization that will use its bigger and more powerful voice to be an unapologetic advocate for newspapers.
MoreSNPA's staunchest advocate honored for 43 years of service
Edward VanHorn, who went to work for SNPA 43 years ago straight out of the University of North Carolina, will be honored at next week's SNPA-Inland Annual Meeting as this year's recipient of the Frank W. Mayborn Leadership Award. The award is named for the Texas newspaperman who helped shape SNPA in the early 1950s and served as president from 1961 to 1962.
"He's been that silent leader behind the newspaper industry and SNPA," said SNPA President PJ Browning, president and publisher of The Post and Courier in Charleston, S.C. "We're honored to have the opportunity to give him this award as he's retiring. We thought it was very fitting."
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